Why do Science Publishing Group Journals have Article Processing Charges?

Traditional journals are solely based on a reader-pays model, in which institutional libraries typically pay for the access to content. However, all journals published by Science Publishing Group (SciencePG) are full open access. The scientific community and general public can access all articles published in the journal for free.
This means that Science Publishing Group does not gain any income through selling subscriptions of the printed or online versions of the published articles. Therefore, by collecting Article Processing Charges from authors' institutes or research funding bodies, Science Publishing Group is able to cover the various publishing services:

● Editorial work: peer review, administrative support, commissioning content, journal development.
● Technical infrastructure and innovation: development, maintenance and operation of online journal system and websites.
● Production of articles: formatting and mark-up of articles and inclusion in indexing services.
● Marketing of journal and content: making sure readers and authors know about the work published in the title.
● Customer service: responding to authors and readers.

How Much Does Science Publishing Group Charge for the Journal?

Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering is an Open Access journal accessible for free on the Internet. With Open Access, Science Publishing Group allows us to distribute knowledge more widely and at a lower cost than was previously possible. However, to cover the editorial services and production of an article, the journal depends on Article Processing Charges.

SciencePG is committed to bringing latest research to the global academic community and making scholars’ research fingdings available to as many researchers as possible. To help achieve this, researchers worldwide have the possibility to publish their articles in our journals with 30% off on the normal Article Processing Charges (APCs) before June 30, 2020.

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Upon an article is editorially accepted, the corresponding author will be notified about the payment issue, which is charged to either the author, or the funder, institution or employer.

When and How do Authors Pay?

The corresponding author needs to arrange payment of the Article Processing Charge unless a waiver has been granted. Following peer review, once a manuscript has received editorial acceptance in principle, the Article Processing Charge becomes payable and the formatting checks on the manuscript will commence. Once formatting checks are completed, and payment of the Article Processing Charge has been received, the article will be published.

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Are Reprints of the Article Included in the Article Processing Charge?

No. Article Processing Charge do not entitle the authors to receive reprints of their published article. Reprints can be ordered separately and optionally for any article that has been published in a Science Publishing Group journal. To request an offer for reprints of an article, please send an e-mail to service@sciencepublishinggroup.com